With Manchester City visiting Stamford Bridge there was really only one port of call for The Classic Match.
City were under new ownership at the time but not that one. This was the one season under Thaksin Shinawatra. If you ever wanted proof of the worthlessness of the 'Fit and Proper Person' test for club owners, look no further than this guy. One thing he had done was bring former England manager Sven Goran Erikkson in and City were third in the table at start of play.
Chelsea themselves were in a strange period. Successful manager Jose Mourinho had just departed and new but-not-very-popular manager Avram Grant was still finding his feet. This was a chance to make a statement.
It started in the best possible way, Frank Lampard played in Michael Essien who shot across goal to give Chelsea a 16th minute lead.
Didier Drogba made it two when he finished from a world class pass from Lampard.
City done well not to concede again until the 56th minute when Lampard's shot was blocked but Drogba collected the rebound.
Then it was Joe Cole's turn, as he found himself one-on-one with the keeper and angled the ball low into the corner.
Essien slipped the ball through for Salomon Kalou, who put it through the keepers legs, for five.
City's misery was completed in the last minute with a carbon copy of the fifth but this time it was Andrey Shevchenko finishing it off.
City's season would tail off after this and they finished a disappointing 9th. Chelsea would finish 2nd, pipped on the final day by Manchester United.
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